The main goal of this thesis is to familiarize the reader with the inclusion of the gifted child into the classroom collective. The theoretical part focuses on the identification of gifted children, their behavior among peers and role in groups. Furthermore, the roles of the teacher, his education and ways of working with gifted. The practical part is engaged in the exploration, how teacher work in teams with gifted children, at 1st grade of elementary school.

The aim of this dissertation is to answer this question: what is the reason of folklore groups in Prague to reproduce and engage in the Moravian folklore. Apart from Moravians, Prague's native-born inhabitants also participate in these ensembles; which is possible to be considered as a specific phenomenon. This occurrence demands clarification. The main question is what the factors which influence the individual's interest in folklore are. Specifically what are the mechanisms of transmission of interest in this activity and what are the reasons why individuals are constantly devoted to folklore for a long period of time. The empirical part is devoted to these research questions. It tries to address these issues by the means of interviews with 13 respondents from a Prague's folklore ensemble. The theoretical part of the dissertation presents the base for the research questions. For example, it pursues the concept of socialization, identity or the contexts and functions of folklore in the contemporary society.

The study was conducted at an organization that experienced a change of corporate ownership. The organization that underwent the change was part of an international company. After the buy-out, the organization became a part of another company, which also is established on the international market. This study aims to explain what composes the socialization process of employees during an organizational change of this kind. During organizational change employees undergo a process of socialization to create an understanding of the new structure that the change brings. The study aims to identify the key elements that compose employee’s socialization process. To identify the key elements a method based on interviews with nine employees was applied. The theoretical perspectives applied on the study were Internalization, Objectification & Externalization (Berger & Luckmann 1966), Sensemaking (Omar, Davis-Sramek, Fugate och Mentzer 2012, & Van Maanen, 1978 & Whelan- Berry, Gordon & Hinings, 2003) and two of the theoretical findings, Hangover and Group Exit (Ebaugh, 1988). The findings reveal five key elements, which make up the socialization process. The key elements are: Information, Expectation, Encouragement, Method of work and Conversation. Employees need explicit and accurate information about what the change entails. They also need to know what is expected of them and the kind of behavior that the organization promotes. Employees are also in need of knowing the specific method of work the organization advocates. The last key element employee’s need is various forms of interaction with colleagues.

Doctor of Philosophy / Department of Family Studies and Human Services / Farrell J. Webb / The current study was focused on the role Black grandmothers played in biraical (Black and White) racial socialization process of their grandchild or grandchildren. Racial socialization process where by the grandmothers engaged in a systemtic and deliberate attempt to ensure that their grandchildren develp an awareness and sensibilty toward their Black hertiage. There were several criteria the grandmothers had to meet. They included being born before 1975, ensuring that the grandmothers expereienced the post 70s Black pride movement. The grandmother also needed to have contact with the identified grandchild. Qualitative methods with a phenomenological lens were employed. The Black grandmothers are seen as the experts on their experiences, thus phenomenology allowed me to probe deeper into the experiences of these grandmothers and their reality. One-on-one interviews were conducted with the participants at the location and time of their choice. The results revealed the perspective and methods they exercised in racially socializing their biracial grandchildren. The participants had similar beliefs as it related to what their role in the racial socialization process was supposed to be. There were eight primary themes that emerged were community influence, spirituality, social adjustment, feelings toward “the other”, social perception, cultural indoctrination, grandma’s burden, and the road ahead. Although, each grandmother had a different journey their conclusions regarding the way to socialize their biracial grandchildren as Black was unanimous.

This phenomenological qualitative research study sought to gain insight into the socialization experiences of new vocational technical faculty. Ten Louisiana vocational technical faculty members were interviewed face-to-face. The interviews were audiotaped, transcribed, and analyzed to discover how these new vocational technical faculty members transitioned from industry to academe. Data analysis revealed that participants in the study experienced a similar transitional process into the technical college as twoyear and four-year faculty into community colleges and universities. Like their two-year and four-year counterparts, the participants experienced similar challenges related to their new teaching positions, such as balancing heavy workloads, maintaining industry contacts, and interacting with administration, faculty and students. Similarly, they tended to value teaching, collegial relationships with other faculty and their interactions with students. However, some of the challenges were unique to their new positions as Louisiana vocational technical instructors. These faculty members experienced an anticipatory phase that prepared them for the workplace rather than academe. Many of the participants experienced notable levels of stress as they transitioned from industry to the technical college. The stress seemed to be related to their lack of pedagogical knowledge of teaching and the issues of forging a new academic persona. This research found that new vocational technical faculty members enjoyed formal professional development activities that were discipline specific and advanced their knowledge of their craft. The study also explored the use of Menges' (1999) Model of Faculty Academic Life as it related to the new vocational technical instructor experiences, role conceptualization, and resources that would help the faculty grow and develop as instructors. Through their shared experiences and stories the researcher identified the needs of this subpopulation and made recommendations for future studies.

Avec le plus grand et le plus diversifié nombre d’immigrants et d’étrangers en Europe, la France représente un segment de marché viable et inexploité. Le marketing ethnique, élaboré par plusieurs acteurs du marché, a pour objectif de développer de nouveaux segments de marché, ou de couvrir l’ensemble du marché en tenant compte de la croissance multi-ethnnique en réalité. L’objectif de notre travail est de mesurer l’identité ethnique de la population ethnique en France, leurs facteurs de socialisation, leur comportement de consommation ethnique en général, et leur consommation d’aliments ethniques en particulier, ainsi que de déterminer les influences de ces facteurs. Cette recherche s’inscrit dans une démarche hypothético-déductive et est structurée en deux parties théorique et empirique pour servir l’objectif visé. La première partie est consacrée à l’analyse du contexte général, à la revue de la littérature et à l’élaboration d’un modèle conceptuel de l’identité ethnique, des facteurs de socialisation et de leurs impacts sur les comportements de consommation ethnique et sur la consommation d’aliments ethniques. Seront analysées la théorie de l’identité sociale [Henry Taifel & John C. Tuner 1970], la théorie du développement de l'identité qui se compose de la théorie de l'ego identité [Erik Erikson 1986] et des recherches empiriques sur l'identité personnelle [Marcia, 1980] et le développement de l'identité ethnique [ Phinney et Ong, 2007] ; la théorie de la culture, sous-culture, contre-culture, acculturation, ainsi qu'une connaissance approfondie de l'ethnicité, l'identité ethnique et le marketing ethnique. La partie empirique sera consacrée à la collecte, le traitement et l’analyse de données, qui serviront à vérifier non seulement les variables du modèle conceptuel, mais aussi les hypothèses des relations entre elles. Les résultats de notre étude sur la population ethnique en France ont confirmé nos hypothèses de manière générale. Ils sont utiles en termes de contribution théorique et managériale car ils aident à mettre en évidence quelques stratégies pour le marketing ethnique associé à l'identité ethnique, les comportements de consommation ethnique et la consommation d'aliments ethniques. / As a country with biggest number of immigrants in Europe, France has been so far known with its multiple ethnic populations, in which the ethnic minority represents a viable and untapped market segment. As a result, ethnic marketing has been developed correspondingly by several market agents who would like either to pursue new market segment or strive to cover the whole market while taking into account of growing multi-ethnic reality in France. The objective of this research is to measure ethnic identity of ethnic population in France, their socialization factors, their ethnic consumption behavior in general and their ethnic food consumption in particular, as well as to determine the influences of these factors. Applying a hypothetico-deductive approach, both theoretical and empirical investigations are conducted to serve the mentioned objective. The first part is a literature review, helpful in developing a conceptual model of ethnic identity, socialization factors and their impacts on ethnic consumption behavior and ethnic food consumption. It includes the social identity theory [Henry Taifel & John C. Tuner, 1970]; identity development theory which consists of theory on ego identity [Erik Erikson, 1986] and empirical researches on personal identity [Marcia, 1980] and ethnic identity development [Phinney & Ong, 2007]; theory on culture, sub-culture, counter-culture, acculturation; as well as in depth knowledge on ethnicity, ethnic identity, and ethnic marketing. Whereas empirical part involves data collection, processing and analysis, which servethe purpose of verifying not only variables of the conceptual model, but also the hypotheses on the relationships between them. The results of the survey on ethnic population in France have confirmed these hypotheses. They are useful in terms of theoretical contribution, as well as from the point of management since they help highlighting some strategies for ethnic marketing in associated with ethnic identity, ethnic consumption behavior and ethnic food consumption.

[pt] O objetivo deste trabalho é investigar como se constrói a socialização profissional docente em uma escola privada de rede que atende a nova classe média. Entrevistas com oito professoras do primeiro segmento do ensino fundamental e a observação do espaço da sala de professores foram as principais estratégias metodológicas usadas, próprias de um estudo de inspiração etnográfica. A investigação incide, particularmente, sobre as condições de trabalho das professoras e em como se processa o desenvolvimento profissional, considerando-se que as experiências que vivenciam durante a permanência na Sala de Professores podem ser promotoras de uma efetiva formação continuada. A partir da análise do material coletado, surgiram algumas questões relativas ao trabalho docente nessa instituição. De um lado, evidenciou-se a precarização do trabalho docente em decorrência dos baixos salários, da intensificação do trabalho, da ausência de uma política de formação, de uma lógica organizacional que não favorece o partilhar dos saberes entre os professores. Por outro lado, essa mesma lógica organizacional fundada em dispositivos de regulação no cumprimento de prazos, de controle da prática docente, orientada por manuais pedagógicos e softwares educativos acaba por comprometer a autonomia das professoras e, por conseguinte, o desenvolvimento de um clima colaborativo. Por último, a pesquisa contribui ao problematizar os efeitos perversos da mercantilização da educação e a complexidade da socialização profissional docente neste estabelecimento de ensino. Esta rede privada tem sua estrutura pautada em dispositivos de controle e regulação, que subjugam o professor a um conjunto de instrumentos, técnicas, procedimentos, inibidores da criatividade dos docentes e de um trabalho por natureza autoral. A socialização profissional docente é determinada pelos dispositivos institucionais característicos do sistema empregado pela rede privada de ensino e um retrato da forma como a escola trata as professoras e concebe o processo educativo. / [en] The objective of this paper is to investigate how do you build the professional socialization of teachers in a private school network that meets of the new average layers. Interviews with eight teachers of the first segment of the elementary school and observation of the teachers room were the main methodological strategies used of a ethnographic study of inspiration. The research focuses, particularly, on the conditions of work of the teachers and in as if it processes the professional development, considering itself that the experiences that they live deeply during the permanence in the teachers’ room can be promoting an effective continuous training. From the analysis of the material collected, there were some questions relating to teacher s work in this institution. Of a side, highlighted the precarious quality of teaching job because of low wages, intensifying work, the absence of a policy of training, organizational logic that is not conducive to the sharing of knowledge among teachers. On the other hand, that same organizational logic founded in adjusting devices in meeting deadlines, control of teaching practice, and pedagogical manuals-driven educational software ends up compromising the autonomy of the teachers and, consequently, the development of a collaborative atmosphere. Finally, the research problematizes the perverse effects of the commodification of education and the complexity of professional socialization in this school. This private network has its structure based on control and regulation devices that subjugate the teacher to a set of tools, techniques, procedures, inhibitors of creativity of teachers and of a by authorial work. The teacher professional socialization is determined by characteristic institutional devices employed by private network system for teaching and a portrait of how the school handles the teachers and develop the educational process.

O tema desta dissertação é o impacto do alcoolismo nas relações sociais, em especial, na família e no trabalho. No mundo existem 500 milhões de dependentes, 10 a 15% da população têm propensão à dependência. O consumo de álcool e outras drogas em ambiente de trabalho atinge 10 a 14% dos trabalhadores, eleva os atendimentos médicos e diminui a produtividade. O trabalho tem como ponto de partida a freqüência a reuniões de Alcoólicos Anônimos (AA) em regiões centrais e periféricas da cidade de São Paulo. A análise teórica é baseada nos conceitos de identidade e socialização. Segundo Habermas (1983) a identidade é gerada pela socialização, isto é, pela integração do sujeito ao sistema social, por meio da apropriação dos universais simbólicos. Contudo, em fase posterior, ela é garantida e desenvolvida pela individualização, ou seja, pela independência em relação aos sistemas sociais. O álcool, em princípio, exerce a função de \"modelador social\", favorecendo o relacionamento social, mas, a partir do avanço do processo de alcoolização, domina e destrói o cotidiano pessoal. Conforme avança o processo de alcoolização, maior o prejuízo das relações sociais. Conclui-se que o discurso médico influencia o AA e seus freqüentadores. Existem importantes diferenças entre os membros de AA, tais como, o período de desenvolvimento da dependência alcoólica, os tipos de profissão e os níveis educacionais e de rendimento. / This research presents an investigation on the impact of alcoholism in social relations, mainly in family and work ones. There are 500 million alcohol addicts in the world and 10 to 15% of the population is likely to be dependent one day. The consumption of alcohol and other drugs in work environments has impact on 10 to 14% of workers, which increases hospital assistance and decreases work productivity. The analysis in this investigation starts from AA meetings\' attendance in downtown and surrounding areas in São Paulo city. The theoretical analysis is underpinned by the concepts of identity and socialization. According to Habermas (1983), identity is created by socialization; i.e, by the acquisition of symbolic universals. However, later on, it is sustained and developed by the process of individualization; i.e., by getting independent in relation to social systems. At the beginning, alcohol has the function of social \"modeler\" and it favors social relationship. However, as the process of addiction advances, it dominates and destroys everyday life. As a conclusion, medical discourse influences AA and its participants. There are important differences among AA members, such as, development period of alcohol dependence, kind of occupation, educational and income levels.

A socialização profissional tem início durante a faculdade e se estende para o ambiente de trabalho dos indivíduos. Quando este processo ocorre corretamente, vários benefícios surgem, no entanto, quando ele não ocorre, sérias conseqüências negativas podem surgir, como a alta rotatividade dos funcionários e os pedidos de transferência. Shinyashiki et al. (2006) afirmam que muitos são os fatores que podem influenciar a socialização profissional dos indivíduos, e destacam a grande importância da escolha vocacional para este processo. Sendo assim, o objetivo deste trabalho foi analisar, quantitativamente, a influência da escolha vocacional no processo de socialização profissional de estudantes de enfermagem por meio dos testes de hipóteses e da criação da árvore de decisão, utilizando o algorítimo CHAID. A relação foi analisada também pela introdução dos seguintes fatores de teste: gênero, idade cronológica, status socioeconômico, tamanho da cidade em que passou a infância, religião, escolaridade dos pais, tipo da faculdade, idade da escolha pela carreira de enfermagem, ano em que o aluno estava cursando, se o aluno já trabalhou em função ou atividade relacionada à enfermagem e se a organização era da área da saúde, e se já realizou estágio em hospital. Os resultados indicaram que uma escolha vocacional consistente tende a melhorar o processo de socialização profissional dos alunos de enfermagem, e que outros fatores, como o tipo de faculdade, o ano cursado, a realização de trabalho na área e a idade em que foi feita a escolha pela a carreira, são ótimos preditores da socialização profissional. / The professional socialization begins at the university and extends to the work environment. When this happens, there is great benefit. Otherwise, there will be negative consequences such as high rotation of employees and transfer requests. According to Shinyashiki et al. (2006) there are many reasons which can influence people\'s professional socialization process specially the vocational choice. Thus, the aim of this research is to analyze quantitatively the influence of vocational choice in the professional socialization process with nursing students through hypothesis tests and the creation of the answer tree using the CHAID algorithm. The relation was also analyzed by the introduction of the following factors in the test: gender, chronological age, social economical status, the size of the city in their childhood, religion, parents education, type of College, age of the choice for the nursing career, school year, if the student has ever worked or has had any activity related to nursing, and if the organization was from the health area, and also if he has worked as a trainee in a hospital. The results showed that a consistent vocational choice tends to enhance the nursing students\' professional socialization process and also that other factors like: type of school, school year, working experience in the area and the age of the choice for the career were good predictors for professional socialization.

Este trabalho teve como tema a formação da masculinidade a partir de tabus corporais: especificamente o tabu da não violação do ânus. A pergunta central foi de que maneira os homens encaram o exame de toque retal? Há um sentimento de perda de masculinidade? Tal indagação foi norteada pela hipótese de que sim, isso ocorreria, uma vez que a vinculação do ideal de masculinidade a não violação anal seria um elemento tradicional na formação do homem ocidental moderno. O referencial teórico foi baseado no tripé: o corpo visto sob a ótica da Antropologia, a masculinidade e a saúde homem e a formação da pessoa, também sob o prisma da Antropologia, iluminando a análise dos dados coletados, tomando como conceito-chave a noção de socialização, que remonta à Escola Sociológica Francesa. Foram coletados dois tipos de dados distintos: charges cômicas que abordam o exame de toque retal, além de entrevistas realizadas com homens acima de 45 anos de idade, coletadas na Cidade do México e em São Paulo. O que se observou, a partir das respostas obtidas, é que os homens procuram serviços médicos preventivos, e que cerca de metade deles fazem exames preventivos da próstata, especificamente o de toque retal. Ressalto que esta análise levou à conclusões semelhantes tanto para São Paulo quanto para a Cidade do México. Parte significativa dos entrevistados manifestou ter receio antes de realizar o exame de toque, sinalizando contra o ideal de masculinidade arraigado culturalmente. Assim, a grande maioria dos entrevistados empregou a expressão tem que fazer, quando mencionaram o exame de toque. Isso indica que o discurso médico-racional se sobrepôs aos elementos culturais mais tradicionais, alterando de certa forma, a concepção de pessoa masculina. A hipótese levantada no início do estudo foi parcialmente refutada, uma vez que esperava-se encontrar um generalizado mal-estar individual e social manifestado por homens que se submetem ao exame de toque retal. Refutada em parte, porque, individualmente, os homens, brasileiros e mexicanos não apenas se mostraram favoráveis à prevenção e à promoção da saúde, como também fazem uso dos recursos médicos disponíveis. / The theme of this work was the formation of masculinity as from body taboos: specifically the taboo of anal violation/non-violation. The main question was: how men react to the digital rectal examination? Is there a feeling of loss of masculinity? Such enquiry was guided by the hypothesis that yes, that would occur, once the binding of the ideal of masculinity to the anal non-rape were a traditional element in the formation of modern western man. This theoretical framework was based on three pillars: the body seen from the perspective of Anthropology, masculinity and human health and the formation of the person also from the perspective of Anthropology, by lighting the analysis of the collected data, taking as a key concept the notion of socialization dating back to the French Sociological School. Two types of data were collected: comic cartoons that bring up the digital rectal exam, plus interviews with men over 45 years old, collected in Mexico City and São Paulo. What was observed, from the responses, is that men look for preventive medical services, and about half of them take preventive prostate examinations, specifically digital rectal. I emphasize that this analysis led to similar conclusions for both São Paulo and Mexico City. A significant portion of the interviewees have expressed fears before the digital rectal exam, signaling against the ideal of masculinity culturally ingrained. Thus, the vast majority of interviewees used the expression \"have to do\" when mentioned the digital rectal exam. This indicates that the medical-rational speech overlapped the more traditional cultural elements, changing in a way the concept of male person. The initial hypothesis was partially refuted, since it was expected to find a general individual and social malaise manifested by men who undergo rectal exam. Refuted in part, because individually, men, Brazilians and Mexicans, not only were in favor of prevention and health promotion, but also make use of the available medical resources.